| Parker MacDonald | |||
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| Born | (1933-06-14)June 14, 1933 | ||
| Died | August 17, 2017(2017-08-17) (aged 84) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs New York Rangers Detroit Red Wings Boston Bruins Minnesota North Stars | ||
| Playing career | 1952–1969 | ||
Calvin Parker MacDonald (June 14, 1933 — August 17, 2017) was a Canadian professionalice hockeyleft winger who played for fiveNational Hockey League teams between 1953 and 1969.[1] He later coached theMinnesota North Stars and theLos Angeles Kings.
MacDonald played in theOntario Hockey Association for theToronto Marlboros in the 1951–52 season and starting turning heads. He was a natural goal-scorer but the management felt he needed time to blossom. He made his NHL debut in 1952, playing one game for theToronto Maple Leafs. The management liked what they saw and promoted MacDonald to theAHL the following season. There MacDonald played for thePittsburgh Hornets until he finally earned full-time status with the Leafs in1954. After that season theNew York Rangers plucked MacDonald from the Leafs' roster in the Intra-League Draft, where he continued to be shuffled between the Rangers and their AHL affiliates. When New York finally gave up on MacDonald, he sought out a doctor to examine his chronically sore shoulder and was surprised to find that a chunk of metal was still embedded in it, the result of a broken drill left in him from a previousoperation.
Following this news, theDetroit Red Wings decided to take a chance and grabbed MacDonald in the 1960 Intra-League Draft. That season he found his stride and reached his full potential playingcentre on a line withGordie Howe andAlex Delvecchio of the famed"Production line". He had a career year in the1962–63 season when he scored 33 goals with eight of those being game winning goals. MacDonald would remain with the Wings until May 31, 1965 when he was traded to theBoston Bruins along withAlbert Langlois,Ron Harris andBob Dillabough forAb McDonald,Bob McCord andKen Stephanson, only to be traded back forPit Martin after just half a season.
During the1967 Expansion Draft, MacDonald was chosen by theMinnesota North Stars 18th overall. He would contribute 62 points, including 9 in the playoffs to the Stars in two seasons. He retired in 1969, with 323 career NHL points in 676 games played.
Following his retirement, MacDonald became a player-coach for theIowa Stars of the Central Hockey League and led them to a 35–26–11 record, losing in the finals. He moved on to coaching full-time with theNew Haven Nighthawks for a year and then returned to his former team in the NHL, Minnesota, as head coach. He performed well with the North Stars but decided to return to coaching the Nighthawks, as the pressure was too great. He would coach the Nighthawks for the next five seasons, always with a winning record but always losing in the playoffs, including losing in the finals twice. He even received theLouis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award for the AHL's best coach after the1978–79 season. He decided to give the NHL one more shot as he accepted an assistant coaching position for theLos Angeles Kings in 1980 followed by the head coach position in the1981–82 season. MacDonald retired midway through the season with a record of 13–24–5.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1949–50 | Sydney Millionaires | CBSHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1950–51 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 51 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 50 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 1951–52 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 52 | 39 | 51 | 90 | 58 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1952–53 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 55 | 39 | 20 | 59 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1952–53 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953–54 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 70 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1954–55 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 62 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1954–55 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 58 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1956–57 | New York Rangers | NHL | 45 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 | Providence Reds | AHL | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1958–59 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 67 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 1959–60 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 65 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1960–61 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1961–62 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 32 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 20 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 69 | 33 | 28 | 61 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1963–64 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 68 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1964–65 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 69 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1965–66 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 29 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 37 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1966–67 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 59 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1967–68 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 69 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1967–68 | Memphis South Stars | CHL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 35 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Memphis South Stars | CHL | 28 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Iowa Stars | CHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 676 | 144 | 179 | 323 | 253 | 75 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 20 | ||||
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| Season | Team | League | GC | W | L | T | Finish | GC | W | L | Result | |||
| 1969–70 | Iowa Stars | CHL | 72 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 2nd, CHL | 11 | 5 | 6 | Lost in final | |||
| 1970–71 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1972–73 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 76 | 16 | 40 | 20 | 5th, Eastern | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1973–74 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1973–74 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 61 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 7th, West | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1975–76 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 76 | 29 | 39 | 8 | 2nd, Southern | 3 | 0 | 3 | Lost in first round | |||
| 1976–77 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 80 | 43 | 31 | 6 | 2nd, AHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | Lost in first round | |||
| 1977–78 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 80 | 38 | 31 | 11 | 2nd, Southern | 15 | 8 | 7 | Lost in final | |||
| 1978–79 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 80 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 1st, Southern | 10 | 4 | 6 | Lost in final | |||
| 1979–80 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 80 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 1st, Southern | 10 | 6 | 4 | Lost in second round | |||
| 1981–82 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 42 | 13 | 24 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| NHL totals | 103 | 33 | 54 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Preceded by | Head coach of the Minnesota North Stars 1973–74 | Succeeded by Jack Gordon |
| Preceded by | Head coach of the Los Angeles Kings 1981–82 | Succeeded by |